Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Rosser Ridge (RUS) | 82° 46' 00.0" S | 53° 35' 00.0" W | Ridge |
| Name ID: 120299 Place ID: 12388 | |||
| Rosser Ridge (GBR) | 82° 46' 00.0" S | 53° 35' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 110944
Place ID: 12388
running E-W, rising to 1140m and forming N side of Cordiner Peaks (q.v.), Pensacola Mountains, was named after EarlW. Rosser, USGS topographic engineer, Pensacola Mountains, summer 1965-66 (USGS sheet SU 21-25/9, 1969; APC, 1974, p.6). |
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| Rosser Ridge (USA) | 82° 46' 00.0" S | 53° 35' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 130965
Place ID: 12388
A rock ridge, 4 mi long, marking the N limit of the Cordiner Peaks, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Earl W. Rosser, topographic engineer in the Pensacola Mountains, 1965-66. |
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